Compare towns
Mapleton vs Pittston vs Standish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Pittston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.8%).
Standish has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Mapleton | Pittston | Standish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,884Lowest |
3,093 |
10,662Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.8±6Highest 7% below ME |
41.4±5.9 8% below ME |
40.5±2.8Lowest 10% below ME |
| Mapleton and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±7.4 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Pittston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±6.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.2%±2.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Pittston and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.4%±4.1 ME: 5.8% |
11.6%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,731±$25k 23% above ME |
$86,614±$18kLowest 16% above ME |
$104,593±$15kHighest 40% above ME |
| Standish and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,800±$23kLowest 35% below ME |
$238,700±$66k 20% below ME |
$336,000±$18kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $610±$277Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,080±$593Highest 5% below ME |
$983±$453 14% below ME |
| Pittston and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,789Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,909 37% below ME |
$3,005Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.6%±34.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±22.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Pittston and Standish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
26 minLowest 7% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
3.8%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.6%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Standish and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #123 of 133 in ME | #18 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bonny Eagle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.